Jeremiyah Love or Mike Washington Jr.: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Love — the projection and consensus rank edges are too wide to ignore.
Jeremiyah Love projects 14.7 to Washington's 7.1 and is the higher consensus play (RB17 to RB43). Washington's edge is availability, a clean report to Love's Questionable. The gap is comfortable.
Jeremiyah Love
11.012.814.7 Projected Points
Mike Washington Jr.
6.06.67.1 Projected Points
Why Jeremiyah Love
SitRookie RB in a committee backfield. Explosive big-play back with breakaway speed and pass-game receiving upside.
Sit — RB17 consensus, projects RB16 this week: 17.0 implied team total caps the ceiling, Questionable on the latest report.
- Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
- Vegas implies 17.0 team points as 11.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart.
Latest on Love
Jeremiyah Love is expected to be ready for the Chargers game Sunday after his preseason ankle sprain.
Even If Jeremiyah Love Is 'The Guy,' Likely Won't Have As Many Carries As You Thinkazcardinals.com · Sep 8, 2026Jeremiyah Love is expected to share the Cardinals' running back workload with Tyler Allgeier rather than handle every carry.
Even If Jeremiyah Love Is 'The Guy,' Likely Won't Have As Many Carries As You Thinkazcardinals.com · Sep 8, 2026Jeremiyah Love was moving around during Monday's walkthrough and progressing, with an official injury designation not required until Wednesday.
Cardinals optimistic rookie RB Love will be ready for openerESPN · Sep 7, 2026Rookie running back still limited in practice with ankle injury
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Why Mike Washington Jr.
Toss-UpRookie RB2 in change-of-pace role. Complementary back behind the feature runner with no NFL sample yet.
Toss-up — RB43 consensus, projects RB45 this week: 7.1 PPR projected vs MIA.
- Vegas implies 22.3 team points as 3.0-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart.
Latest on Washington
Mike Washington Jr. has earned more opportunities in the Raiders' offense.
Rookie Mike Washington Jr. is ready for what comes nextraiders.com · Sep 10, 2026With Ashton Jeanty working back from injury, Mike Washington Jr. is being counted on heavily at running back until Jeanty returns.
SI.com (Raiders on SI) · Sep 5, 2026Kubiak said Ashton Jeanty is "still on the mend" from his ankle injury, and rookie Mike Washington Jr. is expected to see a substantial role if Jeanty cannot play, after Washington ran 23 times for 168 yards (7.3 YPC) in the preseason.
NBC Sports · Aug 28, 2026Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jeremiyah Love | Mike Washington Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 11.012.814.7 | 6.06.67.1 |
| Consensus rank | RB17 | RB43 |
| Opponent vs position | LACno ranking yet | MIAno ranking yet |
| Implied total · spread | 17.0+11.5 | 22.3-3.0 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | RB2 |
| Injury designation | Questionable | — |
Signal breakdown
- 14.7 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsJeremiyah Love +
- Rank 17 vs 43Jeremiyah Love +
- Matchup (DvP composite)even
- Implied 17.0 vs 22.3 team pointsMike Washington Jr. +
- Questionable vs no designationMike Washington Jr. +
- Snap shareeven
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